Cost to Replace Schock Could Exceed $150,000

Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock's father says the facts will "convict or exonerate" his son.

Richard Schock is a Peoria doctor. He told The Associated Press Wednesday that recent investigative reports on the 33-year-old congressman's lavish spending and improper expense reporting were "untrue" and "absolutely ridiculous."

Aaron Schock resigned Tuesday. He said in a statement that persistent media reports about his spending had become "a great distraction" that made it too difficult to serve his district.

The Office of Congressional Ethics has reached out to Schock's associates after apparently beginning an investigation.